LEWISTON, Maine  Bates College senior forward Kate McLaughlin
(Laconia, N.H.) became the 11th woman in school history to score 1,000 points,
but the visiting Bowdoin College Polar Bears came away with a 68-50 victory
in Alumni Gymnasium tonight.

Bowdoin (10-4) led nearly the entire game, except for a brief 8-7 deficit three
minutes into the game. The Polar Bears led by as many as eight in the first
half, but Bates (9-5) tied the contest at 28-28 with 1:10 on the clock.

Bowdoin then started on a decisive 16-0 run that covered the final minute of
the first half and the first four minutes of the second. Junior Jessie Mayol
(Westbrook, Maine) capped the run with a 3-pointer that gave the Polar Bears
a 44-28 lead at the 16:04 mark. Bates got to within 12 points on a free throw
by senior Katy Dutille (Lebanon, N.H.) with 7:31 remaining, but another
7-0 run by Bowdoin that featured five points, including a 3-pointer, from sophomore
Kristi Royer (Lewiston, Maine) iced the contest. Bowdoin outshot Bates, 43 percent
(9-21) to 22 percent (6-27) in the second half to pull away.

McLaughlin, who scored her 1,000th point with 6:02 left in the first half,
led all scorers with 16 points, Bates rookie forward Lauren DuBois (Beverly,
Mass.) topped all players with eight rebounds.